Chapter 153 Clues point to Ruoshui City
In the past month or so, Mr. Lu has been troubled by the case of the missing boy.
Seeing Xiao Bi at this time was like seeing a savior, and I wanted to vomit my bitterness.
Of course, he was just complaining and did not dare to expect Xiao Bi to solve the problem for him.
After all, the other party is just a young girl who has not yet grown hair. Even if she is good at martial arts, it does not mean that she knows how to handle cases.
However, by virtue of her status as His Majesty's sister-in-law, the princess could at least help him at critical moments so that he would not lose his official position due to poor handling of the case.
Mr. Lu is over forty years old and has been an official for nearly twenty years. It can be seen at a glance that Huan Yu's identity must be unusual.
It's just that Xiao Bi didn't take the initiative to introduce her just now, and he didn't dare to ask.
Seeing that the two of them had already sat down and there were no other people waiting in the hall, Master Lu boldly asked, "May I ask Princess, who is this young master..."
For convenience, Xiao Bi did not intend to expose Huan Yu's identity.
She smiled slightly and said, "This is my brother."
Mr. Lu understood it as soon as he heard it.
This Young Master Yu must not be a child of the Xiao family, but the princess must not be willing to reveal his identity, so there must be some motive behind it, and his curiosity must not be too strong.
He clasped his fists and said, "Sir."
Huan Yu returned the gesture: "Master Lu, you are very polite."
Xiao Bi was most annoyed by these red tapes and said straight to the point: "Master Lu, we are here today for the case of a missing boy."
Mr. Lu hurriedly said: "The princess can still find time to care about people's livelihood despite her busy schedule. I am very grateful to you."
"The boy's disappearance has been going on for more than a month. Have you found any clues?"
"Back to the princess, we have indeed found some clues, but..." Mr. Lu glanced at Xiao Bi hesitantly.
Xiao Bi frowned: "Is there anything you don't want to say to me?"
"I don't dare." Mr. Lu said hurriedly: "In this case of disappearance, 106 boys are missing in Yiyang County alone, plus more than 500 boys are missing in Guangling County and Lujiang County.
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In the past month or so, Xiaguan and officials from the other two counties have worked together to search almost every inch of land in the three counties, but found nothing.
It wasn’t until half a month ago that I finally got some clues.”
"Speak more clearly." Xiao Bi urged.
"Yes." Master Lu said, "Princess Princess should have heard of Ruoshui City, right?"
Xiao Bi whispered: "Are you talking about Ruoshui City located between the three kingdoms of Wei, Li and Jin?"
Mr. Lu nodded: "Exactly."
Xiao Bi and Huan Yu looked at each other, their expressions a little solemn.
If this case is really related to Ruoshui City as Mr. Lu said, things will really be a bit troublesome.
Ruoshui City is located at the junction of the Three Kingdoms, and is independent of the Three Kingdoms with the help of complex and changeable terrain and water potential.
The city lord's surname was Chunyu. It is said that his family has been proficient in astronomy, geography, medicine, and divination for generations. For more than a hundred years, he has lived with ease under the siege of three powerful countries.
The emperors of the three kingdoms all wanted to conquer Ruoshui City, but they could not find a good way and could only maintain a good relationship with it.
The city lords of this generation are particularly mysterious. They almost never show their faces to outsiders, let alone entangle with other countries.
Just because he lives such a low-key life, many people have almost forgotten that there is a weak water city between the Three Kingdoms.
Xiao Bi really couldn't understand how such a person could be related to the boy's disappearance case?
Huan Yu was also a little confused.
According to their previous analysis, 80% of the missing boy's case is related to the disfigured man.
But now the evidence points to the Lord of Weoshui City... Could it be that the disfigured man has something to do with the Lord of Chunyu City?
This will cause trouble.
Seeing that the two of them were silent, Mr. Lu said again: "Princess, my officials and others have carefully considered this case and decided to report it to the court for your Majesty's decision."
Xiao Bi said: "In other words, Your Majesty already knows about this matter?"
"Xiaguan and others submitted the report ten days ago. It is estimated that Your Majesty should be aware of this matter by now.
It's just that Yiyang County is far away from the capital, and His Majesty's decree will not reach here for a while.
Fortunately, the princess is here, and Xiaguan and others now have a backbone, and everything will be decided by you."
Such words are obviously flattering Xiao Bi.
Although Ruoshui City is not a country, the identity of the city lord is unusual.
Let alone checking up on him, even visiting him must follow the etiquette of visiting the king of a country.
Although Xiao Bi's status is valuable, without the will of Emperor Tianqing, she would not be able to negotiate with Ruoshui City on behalf of the Wei Dynasty.
Huan Yu said: "Master Lu, this case involves the lives of hundreds of boys, so we must not act rashly.
Now that you have reported it to the court, I imagine that His Majesty will pay special attention to it and will soon send officials to assist in handling the case.
The princess is tired from traveling, so let her rest for a few days first."
Speaking of which, how dare Mr. Lu have any objections.
"The princess and the young master have high status, and it is really inappropriate to stay outside.
Although the humble abode is simple and crude, it is also kept clean and fresh. Why don't you two move to the humble abode to stay for a few days, so that the lower officials can ask for advice from time to time."
Xiao Bi said with a smile: "Thank you Master Lu, but we still have some things to do, so I won't bother you for now."
"That's it..." Mr. Lu said with regret, "Then I will ask someone to prepare the guest room and wait for the princess and the young master at any time."
Xiao Bi and Huan Yu thanked each other and left.
When the two returned to the inn, Qingzhao and others were preparing to have lunch.
The four people quickly greeted the two of them to wash their hands and sit down.
Qingzhao asked curiously: "Princess Princess, how come you and Mr. Huan are back so soon?"
Xiao Bi briefly explained the matter of going to the government office.
The four of them looked at each other.
Of course they have heard of Weoshui City.
Although the Lord Chunyu has always been mysterious, no one can tell who he is.
But there are hundreds of thousands of people in Ruoshui City. It is said that they have no worries about food and clothing and live a prosperous life. Compared with the people of Wei, Li and Jin, their lives are much better.
The city lord who can make the people live such a good life must be a very good person.
Such a good man would actually kidnap a boy?
Huan Yu said: “Hearing is false and seeing is true, even many times things seen with one’s own eyes may not be true.
We might as well go to Ruoshui City and inquire about the details of the Lord Chunyu."
Sang Pu said: "You mean we can't wait for His Majesty's decree?"
Huan Yu smiled and said: "Do you think we are going to Ruushui City as envoys? Going to meet the city lord in such a arrogant manner, what else do you think we can find out?"
Sang Pu scratched his head: "No matter what, we should have a charter and we can't just run around like headless flies."
Huan Yu looked at Xiao Bi: "What is Xiao Jiu going to do?"
Xiao Bi was thinking about Mohua Village and said with a smile: "Let's go to Mohua Village first and have a look. Although Mr. Lu will not talk nonsense, we can't listen to his words."
Huan Yu said: "What Xiaojiu said is absolutely true. It is more reliable to check the clues yourself."
Chapter completed!